Derwood
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it's amazing how they've sucked all the joy and fun out of this baseball game. this is essentially a 3 hour commercial for Major League Baseball and it couldn't be less enjoyable -
boring game is boring why do I watch this thing every year?
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that's because the season is over half over and Pedro's leverage is significantly less than it was if the offseason
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yep, probably the Mays catch. At the warning track in center field of the Polo Grounds. The Polo Grounds probably had the shortest home runs as well, as it was only 258 feet down the right field line
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2009 HR Derby Discussion & Transactions
Derwood replied to Southpaw191679666239's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
drop Atkins, add Morneau -
He's from Belleville. And Schumaker is from California. And his name is Skip. actually, his name is Jared, which isn't much better
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those cannot possibly be regulation baseball pants that Pujols is wearing. what the hell ARE those?
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k Would you rather see a bunch of lineouts to the shallow OF? his pitching guy needs to get his ish together. quit throwing everything high and outside...
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i just turned this on, but if everyone is going to only swing at 1 out of every 5 pitches, i'm turning it off
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Lou has lost his mind. Can't wait for this inning to crash and burn
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7/7 Braves (Vasquez) @ Cubs (Big Z!) 7:05CT WGN
Derwood replied to mhuber92211's topic in Fred Hornkohl Game Thread Forum
FUKU-COPTER -
7/7 Braves (Vasquez) @ Cubs (Big Z!) 7:05CT WGN
Derwood replied to mhuber92211's topic in Fred Hornkohl Game Thread Forum
that's exactly how to pitch Soriano every time. never ever ever throw him a fastball, and never throw him a strike -
Juan Pierre: .812 post-season OPS. I smell a trade.....
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Dempster on 15 DL
Derwood replied to tinkerstoeverstochance's topic in MLB Draft, International Signings, Amateur Baseball
was he playing hackey sack with a baseball a la Kyle Farnsworth? -
how is "Toronto GM listening to offers" equal to "Halladay all but gone"?
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Goony argues with everyone about everything. If you said the sky was blue he'd say it was green. I wouldn't take it personally.
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the point is that there are plenty of good reasons to have Soriano bat lower in the order. the possibility of hitting a leadoff homer is not one of them
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fun fact: In the 3 games since Fukudome was moved to the "leadoff" spot, he has only lead off an inning 2 more times than Soriano (7-5).
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Here's a very nice set of reasons why Soriano should never be put back at leadoff: .213 BA .263 OBP .299 SLG .562 OPS 174 AB Some nice playoff numbers there. This defense of Soriano at leadoff simply needs to end. It hasn't worked for the Cubs. The Cubs have improved dramatically since removing him from that spot, and are now on a roll of sorts. The leadoff hitter should have an OBP over .350. Making the pitcher throw more pitches so teammates can see what the pitcher has to offer "live" is also an important skill. Getting the pitch count up on playoff pitching is also important. There's more to that position than meets the eye. Soriano should never bat there again. and since the "leadoff" hitter leads off every inning, this is very very important.
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Maybe if he gains 50 lbs. and gets hit in the face with a shovel I could see the similarities :wink:
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wrigley23 is totally right. I'd even go so far as to say that batting him 6th isn't taking it far enough. Any time after the first inning that Soriano is slated to lead off, Lou should pinch-hit for him immediately.
